Faculty: Wei-Wei Le
Wei-Wei Le was recently appointed Assistant Professor in Violin at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A native of Shanghai, she began her violin studies at the age of six, and over the course of her career, Ms. Le has won numerous competitions, including the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition (England), the Kloster Schontal International Violin Competition (Germany), and the Starling International Violin Competition (USA). Her studies have taken her to the Yehudi Menuhin School and Shanghai, Cincinnati, and New England conservatories with world renowned violin pedagogues, such as Yehudi Menuhin, DonaldWeilerstein, Almita & Roland Vamos,Dorothy DeLay, and Kurt Sassmenshaus. As a solo performer, Ms. Le has given recitals and concerts all over the world, performing with noteworthy orchestras such as the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London), Queensland Symphony (Australia), and the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra (China). Many of her performances have been conducted by Lord. Yehudi Menuhin himself, who described her as “one of the most talented young musicians he has ever seen.” As a devoted chamber music player, Ms. Le has collaborated with great musicians and quartets in North America, Europe, and Asia, including Richard Stoltzman, William Preucil, Sara Chang, and Eliot Fisk, as well as the Ying Quartet and St. Petersburg Quartet. Her major projects since 2006 include the Complete Bartok Cycle with the Atlanta-based Vega Quartet and several appearances at Carnegie Hall. Prior to her appointment at the University of Nevada, Ms. Le served on the faculty at Emory University and Georgia State University in Atlanta.